Firebrand Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Tuesday denied reports that he met Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi in an Ahmedabad hotel and wondered how CCTV footage of the five-star hotel where they were staying got leaked. “I did not meet Rahul Gandhi but whenever I will meet him, will go to meet him after declaring […]
The NIA on Tuesday arrested Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin’s son Syed Shahid Yusuf in connection with its probe into terror funding in Jammu and Kashmir, agency officials said. An official told IANS: “Yusuf was arrested today in Delhi after he was called for questioning at the NIA (National Investigation Agency) headquarters in an old […]
Uttar Pradesh is committed to promoting religious tourism in the state, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday after undertaking a five-kilometre long ‘parikrama’ of the Kamadgiri temple at Chitrakoot. On the second day of his visit to Chitrakoot, Adityanath took many by surprise when he decided to walk the entire five kilometre stretch around […]
The Samajwadi Party will contest five Assembly seats in Gujarat and will back the Congress in the other seats, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said on Monday. Akhilesh Yadav also told the media that the party had decided not to weaken other strong contenders in the state. Taking a dig over the delay […]
The Congress on Monday demanded a court-monitored probe into allegations by a Patidar leader from North Gujarat that he was paid Rs 1 crore to join the BJP. Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said Narendra Patel, who belongs to the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) led by Hardik Patel, had said that the BJP attempted “to […]
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said that Bangladesh gets priority among all of India’s neighbours and bilateral ties were moving ahead at a fast pace. She also laid emphasis on investing in youth saying they are the future leaders of the two nations. She was addressing a programme after the inauguration of […]
Positive global cues along with healthy buying in oil and gas stocks lifted the Indian equity markets on Monday. According to market observers, healthy buying was witnessed in oil and gas, IT and banking stocks. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) provisionally closed 117 points or 0.36 per cent higher. Similarly, the wider 50-scrip Nifty of […]
The trailer of “Qarib Qarib Singlle”, starring Irrfan Khan, will be attached to Aamir Khan’s “Secret Superstar”. “Secret Superstar” will release on October 19. The audience will also get to catch a glimpse “Qarib Qarib Singlle”, which brings to celluloid a fresh pairing of Irrfan and Malayalam actress Parvathy, who is making her Bollywood debut […]
Two men and a woman were killed as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia hit the British Isles. Thousands of homes and businesses have lost power in Northern Ireland and Wales. The woman and one man died in separate incidents after trees fell on their cars as hurricane-force gusts battered the island, the BBC reported. The […]
The key Indian equity market indices traded on a flat-to-negative note during the early morning trade session on Tuesday, as low volumes and profit booking subdued investors’ sentiments. According to market observers, heavy selling pressure in the automobile, metals and FMCG stocks led to the slide. However, positive Asian indices aided the equity markets’ to […]